The Commission's staff are chosen and approved by both the indirectly elected Council (Member State government ministers) and the directly elected European Parl

The Commission's staff are chosen and approved by both the indirectly elected Council (Member State government ministers) and the directly elected European Parliament[1]. The Parliament has forced the dissolution of the Commission before. http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/basicfacts/index_en.htm#chooses http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/basicfacts/index_en.htm#chooses